mesa players lead or contour mode

[bluebullet]

just wondering which you prefer the lead or contour mode .Ive got a subway rocket and i like the gain boost you get with the contour mode but it gets a little shrill the lead mode is darker and crunchier i tend to use the lead mode most of the time

[bluebullet]

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anybody

[parntz145]

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I had a Mesa triaxis and the 2:90 poweramp. To me I could never get it to not sound shrill. Very farty mushy bottom end and way to bright and thin highs. Ther was never a happy medium with it. I had it for years and thank God a friend of mine steared me away from Mesa. Im not knocking what you have just telling you that that shrill is the Mesa tone.

[Shawn Lutz]

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I don't have a Lead or Contour switch on my Mesa/Boogie DC-5 but isnt it just a mid boost? I do have the footswitchable 5 band EQ but I leave that on all the time in the lead channel and 1/2 the time on the clean channel.

[bluebullet]

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actually its like a mid cut with a bass and trebel boost it gives you a good thrash metal sound but it is a little on the bright side maybe ill try a eq in the effects loop

[toejam]

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I love the Contour mode on channel 2 on my F-30 combo. Mesa claims it's a preset eq that boosts the gain, treble and bass and cuts the mids at the same time (it's supposed to pretty much be like the old 5-band eqs on the DC models set in the V position). The normal mode of channel 2 is darker and warmer, but the Contour mode I like better, and it doesn't seem to be shrill or have too much high end, IMO.

[bluebullet]

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what settings are you using on the tone

[toejam]

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Most of the time... treble 6, mid 5, bass 4. I've always found Mesas to be a little dark and sometimes muddy sounding, and this setting works well for me.

[bluebullet]

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i will play around with the settings that you are using. in my original post i probably shouldnt have said shrill, maybe overly bright is more like it